PE01623 Appendix

APPENDIX: RELIGIOUS REPRESENTATIVES ON EDUCATION COMMITTEES(AS OF SEPTEMBER 2015)
To Petition PE01623

We give here the names, Church affiliations, and appointments procedure, of the Religious representatives on all of Scotland’s Council Education Committees, as determined by Freedom of Information requests during Summer 2015.Notes on appointment procedures:(a) Sole applicant (8 Councils)(b) Position vacant, pending reply from nominating Church (2 Councils)(c) No replies to advertisement. Sitting member agreed to continue in place (1 Council)(d) Church invited to nominate after initially selected Church (Episcopalian) failed to do so (1 Council)(e) No third religious representative (in case of Orkney, no religious representative at all); no reason given. (2 Councils)(f) Two Church of Scotland representatives, in violation of the law (2 Councils)(g) Self-nominated; Church not stated (1 Council)(h) Appointed in 2003; religious representatives remain in place until they resign (1 Council)(i) Representative, asked to nominate an individual from among several Churches of his denomination, nominated himself (1 Council)(j) Representative, having lost his position as councillor in election, nominated himself as representative of religion (1 Council)(k) Only religious body considered eligible by Council (1 Council)(l) Applications invited by newspaper advertisement or similar (15 Councils)(m) Applications invited by direct contact between Council and Churches; as far as we know, no other advertising (1 Council)(n) Church chosen by Council to nominate on the e basis of demographics (4 Councils)(o) Church Chosen by Council on the basis of rotation among local Churches (1 Council)(p) Representative (or nominating Church) chosen from among applicants by a panel or group representing local religious organisations (6 Councils)(q) Chosen by lot from among applicants (1 Council)
(r) Chosen directly by Council members or officials from among more than one applicant (4 Councils)
(s) 3rd representative says he can understand criticisms of system; http://www.scotsman.com/news/education/calls-for-religious-reps-to-leave-education-panels-1-3006092 (1 Council)